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Understanding Memory Pt. 1 – The 3 Stage Process

In order to improve our memories, we must first have a solid understanding of how memory works.

In the first part of this series, we’ll look at the three basic steps that occur in the memory process.

Encoding – The method of converting information into a structure that can be entered into and preserved by the memory system. For example, in order to remember a name written on a piece of paper, you would encode the patterns of lines as letters that fit together to form a name that could be stored in your memory.

Storage – The process of preserving information in memory so that it can be used later.

Retrieval – The act of reacquiring stored information and being consciously aware of it.

This three stage model is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to understanding how our memory works. Next week, we will be looking more deeply into the different kinds of memory and how our brains process each one.

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I have enjoyed all of your articles and look forward to the next article containing the explanation of how encoding, storage and retireval can be applied and processed by our brains. Remembering names is so important because everyone loves their own name and to hear it. To be able to retrieve and retain (by storing information in the brain) is a very vital topic to memory and association of information. Thank you for publishing these topics. I hope I can win this ‘You memory: How it works and How to improve it’ I’d love to have it.